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Editorial
. 2021 Mar 1;203(5):534-536.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202009-3607ED.

Mechanical Ventilation in the Obese Patient: Compliance, Pleural Pressure, and Driving Pressure

Sheldon Magder  1 , Douglas Slobod  1 , Nawaporn Assanangkornchai  1
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Mechanical Ventilation in the Obese Patient: Compliance, Pleural Pressure, and Driving Pressure

Sheldon Magder et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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